Any black people care to read an opinion from a white teenager? (wrote this
first and then thought it would be interesting to gauge responses)

I wish people, white or black, could just love each other, man. It’s so
simple and yet seems so impossible in the world we live in. I’m white. I
can see people I love, my family, brush issues like racism aside and it’s
infuriating because it’s so obvious that until issues of predisposed racial
prejudice and race relations are addressed we can’t move forward. I think
that the next generation is much more aware and willing to admit to the
status of these issues, and that when the heads of the current system are
replaced we’ll see some radical changes.

I’m not saying corruption and hatred will be stamped out, but I seriously
think that we’re moving in the right direction. Even if we’re barely
crawling forward, it’s a start.﻿

You’re a walking contradiction. You say on one hand that blacks killing
themselves is out of control, but on the other hand you say that we should
focus on white cops. Of course black celebrities cannot sing this song
because they rely on the cops to prevent them from being mugged and
murdered by the homies. I was going to type that I would rather have black
people be so successful that we didn’t even care about a few cops murdering
us, but you’ve already said that yourself on at least one occasion.﻿

Even though the media focus on the Eric Garner and Mike Brown situations
are a distraction for much bigger issues affecting black people, it is
interesting to see the lack of support for this challenge. You would
atleast expect the R&B singers to step up.﻿

Celebs don’t mind doing shit like the ‘ice bucket challenge’ cuz it’s “fun”
and it’s doesn’t affect their career. That’s the main reason why you don’t
see them speak out about issues like white cops killing innocent black
people, cuz they don’t want their careers to be affected. But it would be
nice if they could create a viral campaign about this issue, cuz that seems
to be the only thing people can do to make a difference. Make shit go viral
so it becomes “trendy”.﻿